Saturday, February 4, 2017

Not Right - Isaiah 16:6

Isaiah 16:6 ESV 


We have heard of the pride of Moab—

how proud he is!—

of his arrogance, his pride, and his insolence;

in his idle boasting he is not right.


Being wrong means one is not right. God speaks the truth of right and wrong because He is the truth. 


We have a saying about someone not being right in the head, but it is also true that someone may not be right in their heart. While it is hard for us to discern what is in another person's heart, God has no problem in knowing what is in the heart of a man. 


Moab will be punished for putting himself in the place of the Holy One of Israel. Where is that place if it is not the heart? We decide who will reign on the throne of our hearts. 


The heart is not unlike the Garden of Eden. This is where God meets and has fellowship with man and where man chooses the way of God or his own way. Just as Adam chose his own way and spiritually died, we experience that same death. We are given over to animal skins that we know as the flesh. 


The way back to God is the way of God. Jesus said that He is the way and He would know. He is one with God. That is the only way to get it right. 


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